The Tigers responded and substitute Nick Barmby fired a good chance over the bar from six yards four minutes later.

BBC: Hull 0-2 Cardiff

Nick Barmby finds himself back in the England squad after almost four years in the wilderness of international football.

BBC: Nick Barmby

Nick Barmby fired into the bottom right-hand corner to give Hull hope, but Diame restored Wigan's two-goal lead with a low strike.

BBC: Hull City 2-3 Wigan

Hull pressed for a win and Nick Barmby's shot hit the post, while Jaaskelainen brilliantly kept out headers from Daniel Cousin and Fagan.

BBC: Bolton 1-1 Hull

But Nick Barmby drew Hull level with a scrambled 43rd-minute header.

BBC: Hull 4-1 Watford (agg 6-1)

Nick Barmby's side showed plenty of adventure, with Boro goalkeeper Jason Steele having to be at his sharpest to turn Andy Dawson's effort around the post.

BBC: Sport - Middlesbrough 1-0 Hull

Despite the setback, Hull did not take long to regroup and exposed Boro's occasional vulnerability in the air when Nick Barmby's cross was converted by loan striker Manucho.

BBC: Middlesbrough 3-1 Hull

Nick Barmby doubled Hull's lead with a neat finish from Garcia's cross before Jay Simpson hit the post after being gifted a golden chance to make it 3-0.

BBC: Preston 0-2 Hull City

The Frenchman saw plenty of the ball in the early stages and linlked well with Nick Barmby before trying his luck with a 20-yard chip which cleared the bar.

BBC: Growing up in public

England's last victory over Spain came in Sven Goran Eriksson's first match in charge in 2001 when goals from Heskey, Nick Barmby and Ugo Ehiogu propelled them to an emphatic 3-0 win.

BBC: Capello wary of Spain's midfield